2012
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis815
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Baseline Characteristics and Mortality Among People in Care for Chronic Viral Hepatitis: The Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study

Abstract: Baseline demographic, hospitalization, and mortality data from CHeCS highlight the substantial US health burden from chronic viral hepatitis, particularly among persons born during 1945-1964.

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“…Similarly, we had more than double the subspecialty and disease staging rates cited elsewhere. 17,28 Our results suggest that providing culturally competent, wrap-around patient navigation services was critical for successfully caring for patients with severe mental illness and a history of addiction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
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“…Similarly, we had more than double the subspecialty and disease staging rates cited elsewhere. 17,28 Our results suggest that providing culturally competent, wrap-around patient navigation services was critical for successfully caring for patients with severe mental illness and a history of addiction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Several recent efforts describe and quantify the HCV care continuum. 17,[28][29][30][31][32] Most demonstrate that chronically infected individuals fail to progress through the continuum of care and have low rates of confirmatory testing, as well as barriers to accessing health insurance. 30,33 , 34 Many HCV infections cluster geographically 35 ; distance from health care resources as well as socioeconomic predictors for access to care may influence HCV screening and care.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the State of Santa Catarina, HBV genotype D is common. This genotype is also found in Europe, particularly in the Mediterranean region, and it has a high rate of precore mutations 20,31 . This fi nding could refl ect the European immigration profi le in southern Brazil 32 .…”
Section: Characteristics Of Individuals With Positive Serology For Cementioning
confidence: 89%
“…CHeCS is a "dynamic" observational study conducted at 4 large, integrated healthcare systems located in the United States, and represents a geographically, ethnically, and clinically diverse cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis B and C [14]. The data collected are solely based on routine clinical care and thus representative of the uncontrolled healthcare environment of the real-world clinical setting.…”
Section: Data Sourcementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The data collected are solely based on routine clinical care and thus representative of the uncontrolled healthcare environment of the real-world clinical setting. Criteria for inclusion and composition of the CHeCS cohort have been summarized in a previous report [14]. In brief, the CHeCS cohort was created based on analysis of electronic health records (EHR) and administrative data of >2.7 million patients aged 18 years or older who had a clinical service (ie, outpatient or inpatient, emergency department, or laboratory test) provided between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2012 at 1 of 4 sites: Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, which serves approximately 2.6 million Pennsylvania residents; Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan, which serves >1 million southeastern Michigan residents; Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Portland, Oregon, which serves approximately 500 000 members; and Kaiser Permanente of Honolulu, Hawaii, which serves about 220 000 persons or approximately one-sixth of Hawaii residents.…”
Section: Data Sourcementioning
confidence: 99%